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Press Releases
13 September 1999
BADIL Resource Center
With the re-opening of the final status negotiations between the PLO and Israel, Palestinian refugees continue to raise their voice in defense of their internationally recognized right of return to their homes and restitution of their property (UN Resolution 194), as well as their right to compensation for material and non-material damage incurred as a result of their massive eviction by Israel in 1948.
The Palestinian-International Campaign for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights - launched by Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, inside the territory of the Israeli state and in exile – aims to: a) raise awareness about the ongoing legitimacy and practicality of the demand for the right of return; b) support all forms of refugee self-organization, which strengthen the steadfastness of Palestinian refugees in this difficult era of political negotiations and provide continuity to their demands. This Campaign effort is facilitated by BADIL Resource Center with the assistance of Palestinian researchers and international partners in Europe, the USA-Canada, and Australia.
Campaign for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights –NETWORKING:
1. Expanding the Network of Refugee Partner Organizations in Palestine (BADIL Friends Forum)
1.1 Connecting the Southern and Northern West Bank:
Following the presentation of our Campaign initiative to the community organizations and activists in the northern West Bank on 27 May 99 (see workshop report in AL Majdal magazine/2, June 99), Yafa Cultural Center/Committee for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights in Balata refugee camp and activists from other refugee camps in the northern West Bank decided to join the BADIL Friends Forum established earlier in the south in order to promote the Campaign among the local refugee community.
Contact/BADIL Friends Forum:
Northern West Bank: Fayez Arafat, Hussam Khader,
tel/fax: 09-2385930 (Balata Camp);
Southern West Bank: via BADIL Resource Center;
1.2 Re-Building the Ties with Palestinian Organizations Inside the Territory of the Israeli State:
Between 5-7 August, BADIL held meetings with the National Committee for the Defense of the Internally Displaced in Shafa Amr, with the Association of the Forty in Haifa, with Raja Ighbariyeh (fomer secretary of the Committee for Defense of Arab Lands, currently inactive) in Nazareth, and with Al-Baqa' Center in Majdal Krum. In these meetings, the important role of Palestinian organizations present in the homeland – especially of those concerned with the rights of the displaced and unrecognized communities – was emphasized. It was decided to cooperate, from now on, in networking, strategizing, and activities of the Campaign. A first follow-up meeting between the BADIL Friends Forum and the National Committee for the Internally Displaced was held on 19 August at the Youth Activity Center-Aida Camp/Bethlehem.
Contact/National Committee for the Internally Displaced: Wakim Wakim, coordinator; tel. 04-9921220, 053-752601;
fax. 04-9925754 (Haifa);
1.3 Coordinating with Palestinians in Exile:
Following a BADIL fact finding mission to Lebanon in early 1999 and extensive preparatory discussions, a formal group of Palestinian Campaign partners in Lebanon (contact list, Campaign web-page for Lebanon, etc.) is currently under establishment.
1.4 MECC (Middle East Council of Churches) gets involved:
On July 5, a workshop on the Palestinian refugee question was organized by the MECC/DSPR in Jerusalem. This workshop aimed at briefing the Executive Committee of DSPR (MECC Department operating development projects for the refugee community) on current developments in regards to refugee issues. Presentations were made by Salim Tamari, Lex Takkenberg (international law expert), and Ingrid Jaradat Gassner/BADIL. The Executive Committee concluded that:
a) representatives of the Executive Committee in the West Bank, Gaza, 1948 Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon were ready to serve Palestinian refugees by coordinating its development projects with the Palestinian institutions and initiatives working in the refugee camps;
b) DSPR would undertake awareness raising and information work for the Palestinian right of return based on the resources prepared by BADIL and its partners in the framework of the Palestinian-International Campaign for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights.
Contact/MECC-DSPR: Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary; tel. 02-6271715, fax. 02-6271716 (Jerusalem); email:[email protected]
1.5 International Partners
Numerous NGOs, solidarity groups, and the ECCP (European Coordinating Committee of Solidarity Groups on Palestine) are currently working on the production of Campaign materials in several European languages and collecting signatures for BADIL's Petition for the Palestinian Right to Restitution. This petition is to be presented to the European Parliament in the framework of an ECCP-NGO meeting with the EP in November 1999.
Contact/European Campaign: Hilt Teuwen, Oxfam Solidarity;
email: [email protected]
USA and Canada:
An advisory committee for networking and promotion on behalf of the Campaign was formed; collection of signatures for the Petition for the Palestinian Right to Restitution continues.
Contact/Advisory Committee: Jennifer Moorhead,
email: [email protected]
AUSTRALIA and New Zealand:
Contact for the Campaign and Petition signature collection:
Asem Judeh, email: [email protected]
Cecily Michels, email: [email protected]
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES in Palestine
Throughout the summer, BADIL Friends Forum, composed of some 30 activists of organizations and initiatives based in West Bank refugee camps, undertook a number of activities among the Palestinian public in general, and refugees in particular, to promote awareness and mobilization for the Campaign:
- Visits of refugees from West Bank refugee camps (eyewitness of the 48 Nakba, youth and children) to their villages of origin in order to study the past and the present situation of their homes and lands.
- Media projects (in cooperation with QUINOA, a Belgian volunteer group): these projects included a children's photo workshop and photo exhibition in Aida camp, a video documentary about the experience of Aida camp refugees evicted from their homes in Beit Jibrin, and a promotion clip of IBDA Children Center and Folklore Dancing Troupe of Deheishe Refugee Camp. A video documentary and radio program for use in the framework of the Campaign in French speaking European countries will be completed by Quinoa in Belgium.
- Additional media work currently under implementation by BADIL Friends includes: a radio and a video series on the Palestinian refugee question titled "Natreen Awdeh" (Awaiting Return) to be broadcast in cooperation with Radio Bethlehem 2000 and local TV stations in Palestine, and a poster for the promotion of the right of return.
- Two broad public meetings with Palestinian researcher Salman Abu Sitta were organized by the BADIL Friends Forum in Deheishe camp (24 August) and Balata camp (25 August). In these meetings, entitled "Return is Legal, Possible, and the Only Way to a Just and Stable Peace in the Middle East", some 500 refugees discussed aspects of international law, the practical implementation of the right of return and current Israeli positions. On 26 August, a smaller forum of Palestinian activists (BADIL Friends Forum, National Committee for the Internally Displaced) met with Dr. Salman Abu Sitta in Bethlehem. This meeting served to clarify future strategies of the Campaign for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights.
For additional information, PLEASE ORDER:
- BADIL Packet for Information and Mobilization/Campaign for the Defense of Palestinian Refugee Rights (US $10);
- Al MAJDAL magazine for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights (quarterly; annual subscription fee: US $20);
Or contact: BADIL Resource Center, PO Box 728, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine; tel/fax 274-7346 or 277-7086; email, [email protected].


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Everyone's a Critic (and a Therapist)
On Tuesday, as part of its spin on the Tikkun Leil Shavuot — the all-night study session traditionally observed on Shavuot eve — the JCC in Manhattan screened a number of episodes of the hit Israeli television series "Bitipul," or "In Treatment." (The JCC defines "study" broadly.)
The series was presented by psychologists Jill Salberg and Shuki Cohen, who introduced the show and led some post-screening discussions. The effect of the series, each episode of which is devoted to a session between a therapist (played by actor Asi Dayan) and one his patients, has been nothing short of revolutionary, Salberg and Cohen said. It has led to an increase in the number of Israelis in therapy — and an increase in what Israeli therapists are charging. (HBO is reportedly developing its own version of the show.)
To get a sense of the audience's familiarity with the Israeli scene — and its level of psychoanalytic savvy — the two doctors did some informal polling. "How many here are from Israel?" they asked. About half the audience raised their hands. "How many here have never been in therapy?" Again about half the audience. "How many here work in the field of behavioral health?" Yet again, about 50%. (This is the Upper West Side, after all.)
With their polling complete, Drs. Salberg and Cohen started speaking about the show's premiere episode, but they didn't get very far. A bearded fellow with what sounded like an Australian accent — quite possibly voicing the audience's consensus opinion — couldn't take any more: "Can we just get on with the show and save the discussion for later?" he said cantankerously. And that's all it took. The two doctors quickly slinked off the stage and dimmed the lights.
As they left, the bearded fellow — possibly in an effort inoculate himself against being perceived as a crank — added, "I'm a therapist myself."

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Jimmy Fallon and Chris Christie Sing Bruce Springsteen's 'Thunder Road'
It's well-known that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is an avid Bruce Springsteen fan. In 2010 he tried to get his home state's most famous rocker to play at his inaugural ball, but wound up getting a tribute band instead. Most recently, he asked Springsteen to perform at a new casino in Atlantic City.
Fresh off his keynote speech at last week's Republican National Convention, where he mentioned listening to 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' while in high school, Christie appeared on NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' where the two discussed his musical obsession.
Christie said that he attended his 130th Springsteen show in Philadelphia on Monday night, with his first coming in 1975 at Seton Hall University when he was 13. In the modern tradition of political fact-checking, we can state that Springsteen performed at the school on Dec. 11 of that year.
Fallon then asked Christie if he wanted to sing a little bit of 'Thunder Road.' Despite the seeming spontaneity of the question, Fallon happened to have a couple of Shure SM-58 microphones right next to him, and the two knew exactly what part of the song to start singing when the Roots kicked in.
The governor acquitted himself fairly well, and Fallon's harmonies were spot-on. Still, we'll stick with Fallon and the Boss singing 'Sexy and I Know It.'
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Hillary Clinton will testify at Benghazi hearings
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After a month's delay for health reasons, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before a congressional committee on Jan. 23 to answer questions about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. Secretary Clinton was originally due to appear before the committee on Dec. 20.
Lawmakers want to question Clinton about the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans on Sept. 11 last year, and ask about the adequacy of security in foreign posts.
Republican Representative Ed Royce, chair of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said he wants Clinton to explain why the attack was not better anticipated and what failures or deficiencies need to be corrected to properly protect U.S. diplomats and diplomatic facilities.
"It is important to learn all we can about what happened in Benghazi because at the end of the day, it could happen again. After all, al-Qaeda plans attacks over and over again," Royce said in a statement.
The attack in Benghazi, the first to kill a U.S. ambassador in the line of duty since 1979, resulted in sharp criticism of the State Department. An independent inquiry last month found widespread failures in both security planning and internal management in the department. The State Department's top security officer resigned from his post and three other employees were relieved of their duties.
The controversy also cost Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, her chance to succeed Clinton as secretary of State.
Republicans in Congress harshly criticized Rice for her comments on several television talk shows in which she said the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi appeared to be the result of a spontaneous demonstration rather than a planned assault.
Even though Clinton publicly accepted overall responsibility for Benghazi and the safety and security of U.S. diplomats overseas, Rice eventually withdrew her name from consideration for the top diplomatic job.


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 22,000 mark for the first time ever on Wednesday, August 2. The Standard & Poor's 500 index has repeatedly broken its all-time high for months and it closed the week fractionally lower than its all-time high.
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Mumford and Sons Announce Indefinite Hiatus
One year after releasing the critically and commercially successful 'Babel' album, the members of Mumford & Sons are taking a break. It could potentially be a long break, as keyboardist Ben Lovett says there is no band activity planned for the foreseeable future.
Last Friday's show in Bonner Springs, Kansas was the final scheduled date of a lengthy tour in support of 'Babel.' Prior to that performance, Lovett told Rolling Stone about his group's plans -- or lack of plans.
"It feels like the last week of school right now, before school holiday when you're in high school," he says.
There's no indication that the hiatus will be anything but a temporary spell to give the members of the British folk-rock group a chance to rest and catch up on life. It's been four years of almost nonstop work for Mumford & Sons since breaking through with 'Sigh No More' in 2009.
"I don't think we've had, actually, much time in the process to be with other people and living a life outside of the band," Lovett reveals. "I think that's what's in place at the moment: to do very little, especially when it comes to Mumford & Sons."
In February, bassist Ted Dwane indicated he was ready for a break. Dwane underwent successful emergency brain surgery in June.


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The first reaction of many to the suspension of MSNBC far left commentator Ed Schultz is, why did it take so long?
Known for incendiary remarks and his debasement of all things conservative, Ed evidently went a bridge too far with the new management when he called conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham a right wing slut during one of his on air rants. He didn't just say it once, he did it twice to make sure he drove his point home.
The purposeful use of this degrading language towards Ms. Ingraham was designed to demean her and make her look "less than" in viewers eyes. He most assuredly used this language in a comfortable way to carve up Ms. Ingrahams reputation with the ease of someone used to doing it without fear of repercussion.
What brought on Schultz's on air rant? It was Ms. Ingraham's "audacious comment" that it might not have been the greatest decision for Obama to be seen drinking beer in Ireland, as Missouri tried to pick up the pieces after a devastating tornado.
Previously Ed and his fellow co hosts could get away with the juvenile name calling, extreme language and degradation of women without a worry of any repercussions. They had a megaphone/cudgel which they could character assassinate conservative women with impunity.
Their favorite targets were ANY conservative woman with the gall to run for public office. Second in line were any conservative women who were in the media.
Watching the concerted character assassinations by the left over the past few years has given pause to many of us. We note there is a double standard in the liberal media and anything goes when it comes to putting the boot on the back of strong conservative women, in order to keep them down.
And just where has that stalwart defender of womens rights, the National Organization of Women (NOW) been during this constant assault on their Sisters? Nowhere to be seen or heard. Why? Because the women being demeaned are conservatives. Guess in NOW land some women are more equal than others.
But the new sheriff in town at NBC is starting to exert its hold on civility, far left heads have rolled at the network since Comcast has gained a larger stake in the network and it seems it will no longer tolerate over the top debasement that has been the hall mark before.
Lets hope this suspension brings some civillity back to the discourse.
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Welcome to the fourth week and final discussion of the Some Girls Bite Read-Along! For those of you who don't know, the fabulous ladies behind Tina's Book Reviews, Superntural Snark, The Unread Reader and myself are hosting a read-along of the first book of Chloe Neill's outstanding Chicagoland Vampires urban fantasy series. For all the details about the event and our grand prize giveaway, be sure and check out the introductory post HERE.
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From the University of Oregon Athletic Department
LOS ANGELES - Brett Thomas, Scott Heineman and J.J. Altobelli combined for six hits and three RBI to lead Oregon to a 5-2 win over USC in the Pac-12 opener for both teams at Dedeaux Field on Friday night.
Thomas and Altobelli both went 2-for-4 with a RBI, while Heineman was 2-for-5 with a run batted in. Desmond Santos and Shaun Chase both added a RBI in the win.
Jake Reed (2-3) picked up the win allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings. Jimmie Sherfy got his sixth save pitching the ninth inning.
Oregon took an early lead with an unearned run in the top of the third. Heineman led off the inning with a single and came around to score on a hit by Thomas thanks to a throwing error on USC shortstop Blake Lacey.
With Heineman on first, Thomas laced a single to left center. Heineman was overly aggressive coming around third, but Lacey threw wild to third trying to get the Ducks right fielder for the final out of the inning. The ball rolled into foul territory down the third base line allowing Heineman to score.
USC took the lead with two runs off Reed in the bottom of the fourth. After a leadoff walk, the Trojans put together three hits to score the two runs. Lacey drove in the first run with a RBI groundout to Altobelli and James Robert added a RBI single to right center.
The Ducks answered with two runs in the top of the sixth. Thomas and Mitchell Tolman both singled to put runners on first and second, setting up Chase who delivered a RBI single to tie the game. Altobelli added a RBI scoring Tolman to put Oregon in the lead 3-2.
The Ducks loaded the bases in the top of the seventh with one out on two hit batters and a walk by Trojan reliever Sean Adler. After a pitching change, Santos picked up his first career RBI as a Duck with a fielder's choice to the shortstop. USC got out of the inning when Thomas was caught trying to steal home.
Oregon tacked on another run in the top of the eighth to take a 5-2 lead. Heineman delivered a two-out single to right center to score Chase from third.
The Trojans threatened in the bottom of the eighth loading the bases with no outs. Junior Christian Jones came out of the bullpen and got out of the inning without allowing a run. Jones got Conner Sullivan to ground into a 1-2-3 double play and then fanned Kevin Swick to end the inning.
Oregon and USC will meet in game two of the three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m.


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JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military's civilian workforce, probably will continue next year, and it might get worse.
"Those are the facts of life," Hagel told about 300 Defense Department employees, most of them middle-aged civilians, last week at an Air Force reception hall on a military base in Charleston.
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Future layoffs also are possible for the department's civilian workforce of more than 800,000 employees, Hagel said, if Congress fails to stem the cuts in the next budget year, which starts Oct. 1.
On the heels of the department's first furlough day, and in three days of visits with members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, Hagel played the unenviable role of messenger to a frustrated and fearful workforce coping with the inevitability of a spending squeeze at the end of more than a decade of constant and costly war.
The fiscal crunch also lays bare the politically unpopular, if perhaps necessary, need to bring runaway military costs in line with most of the rest of the American public that has struggled economically for years.
"Everybody's bracing for the impact," Army Master Sgt. Trey Corrales said after Hagel spoke with soldiers during a quick stop at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Corrales' wife, a military civilian employee, is among those furloughed, and they have cancelled their cable TV and started carpooling to work to save money.
"The effects of the economy have started to hit the military," Corrales said. "It was late in coming to us.".
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The furloughs have hit about 650,000 civilian employees but also have slowed health care and other services for the uniformed military, which has stopped some training missions and faces equipment shortages due to the budget shortfalls. Troops were told this month they will no longer receive extra pay for deployments to 18 former global hot spots no longer considered danger zones.
Troops already are facing force reductions, and the Army alone has announced plans to trim its ranks by 80,000 over the next five years.
Officials agree that the military has undergone cycles of expanding and shrinking of the force over generations. Hagel said this time is different, and worse, however, because of what he described as a "very dark cloud" of uncertainty hanging over the Pentagon as Congress considers whether to reverse $52 billion in spending cuts that are set to go into effect in 2014.
At the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., Hagel told an estimated 100 civilians gathered in a bustling jet maintenance hangar that the military had not been prepared for the $37 billion in cuts that took effect this year, forcing the furloughs. While he said he was deeply sorry for the strain the crunch has put on families, he said he would not slash troops' training or other readiness budgets any further to prevent huge gaps in national security.
"I'm sure you realize how disruptive the furlough is to our productivity. So I'm hoping that we're not going to do it again next year," Elizabeth Nealin, a research and engineering manager at the navy base's fleet readiness center, told Hagel.
"Have you planned for a reduction in force?" Nealin asked bluntly.
Hagel said if the $52 billion cut remains in place, "there will be further cuts in personnel, make no mistake about that.".
"I don't have any choice," he said.
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The spending cuts this year may feel more dramatic than in times past because of a vast growth in Defense Department personnel and equipment costs over the past decade, said Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington. But current spending levels are close to what they were in 2007, when the war in Iraq was at its peak.
"So we're not even back to a pre-9/11 level," he said.
Since 2000, the number of U.S. Troops has grown by about 3 percent to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Harrison said. But the number of civilian Defense employees hired to support the troops has far surpassed that, growing by 14 percent in the same time.
Hagel said he is taking a hard look at where fat can be trimmed from the Pentagon and said the military has been "guilty of wasting a lot of money on a lot of things." But he also said he "can't lead this institution based on hope, based on I think, or based on maybe" — and predicted more dollar cuts ahead.
In Charleston, where the hopeful crowd quickly turned worried, Sandra Walker pointedly asked Hagel what might be in store for her job security, retirement benefits and security clearances if the shortfalls continue.
"I've taken a second job to compensate, because I have several children at home," said Walker, who works in education and training at a medical clinic on base. "And if we are going to have future furloughs, will those things be taken into consideration for the future of our jobs?".
Sticking to his message, and stopping short of directly answering her question, Hagel offered little hope.
"There's no good news," he said.
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Salesforce.com last week launched Salesforce1 Service Cloud SOS, a tool that allows companies to offer service via a mobile app.
It consists of a button embedded in an app's interface, and as the name "SOS" suggests, it is meant for customers to press when they need help or assistance. Then, depending on the service apparatus of the company in question, a live agent will respond to the customer, with live video assistance as one of the options.
Salesforce.com is aiming its resources at where it sees the greatest need in terms of new service functionality, said Larry Robinson, VP of product management for Salesforce Service Cloud.
"Mobile apps have come far in their development, but most are missing a customer service connection," he told CRM Buyer.
The Mobile App Explosion
Even if the app is superbly designed and offers great functionality, he said, it is all for nothing if the customer gets frustrated when he can't do something and there is no customer service connection to ask for help.
Certainly SOS is following where the mobile traffic is flowing: Apps have become the dominant way most people access the mobile Web, as opposed to mobile browsers.
Furthermore, it does not appear as though mobile apps have peaked, by any means.
Mobile app stores will see annual downloads reach 268 billion in 2017, growing at 27 percent a year between 2012 and 2017, Gartner reported.
Also, customers are downloading more than 800 apps per second at a rate of more than 2 billion apps per month on the Apple App Store alone, according to Salesforce.com.
"We are seeing more companies move in this direction every day," Robinson said.
More Focus on Mobile
SOS is a reflection of Salesforce.com's increased attention on all things mobile. Last year, for example, it packaged its core elements of the service cloud into a mobile format, Robinson said. Mobile support was the next logical step.
The SOS button is delivered via Salesforce1 Platform APIs, which support a number of channels and technologies.
Real-time agent video support is the most dazzling possibility. Press the button and up comes a one-way video feed of a live rep to address a customer's woes.
Another support channel is the on-screen guided support. The SOS button allows companies to offer agent-guided assistance within the mobile app through service agent screen-sharing.
With access to a customer's screen, an agent can — as on a desktop — draw or indicate to the customer step by step what needs to be done.
Mimicking Mayday
If SOS sounds like Amazon's Mayday service button, that is because it was patterned after it, Robinson said. "We think that it is a brilliant model for us to democratize."
Salesforce.com expects to see SOS adapted, expanded and extended into a variety of support scenarios beyond providing tech support for an electronic gadget.
One scenario the company envisions is retail use, Robinson suggested. A shopper could ask questions about size, fit or availability, or how a certain tool or product could be used, before hitting "purchase."
Banks and financial institutions are another likely fit, added Robinson. A customer could see an unusual transaction and be able to reach out immediately to a customer service rep to find out what was going on.
On the back end, the SOS button offers sophisticated routing capabilities, so a particular type of customer or query can be routed immediately to the right agent.
"This gives users real time capacity management as well," noted Robinson.


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common name: vegetable leafminer
scientific name: Liriomyza
sativae Blanchard (Insecta: Diptera: Agromyzidae)
Distribution - Description and Life Cycle - Host Plants - Damage - Natural Enemies - Management - Selected References
Distribution (Back to Top)
The vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, is found commonly in the southern United States from Florida to California and Hawaii, and in most of Central and South America. Although originally limited to the New World (Western Hemisphere), it is now is also found in many areas of Asia and the Midddle East. Occasionally it is reported in colder areas because it is transported with plant material. It cannot survive cold areas except in greenhouses. There are indications that this is actually a small complex of cryptic species (Scheffer and Lewis 2005). Liriomyza sativae is considered to be one of the three most-damaging polyphagous leaf miners of horticultural crops (Murphy and LaSalle 1999). All originated in the New World but all have been spread widely. The two other important species are Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (American leafminer) and Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (pea leafminer). In most areas of the USA, vegetable leafminer has been reduced in relative importance by Liriomyza trifolii, which seems to display greater resistance to insecticides.
Figure 1. Adult of the American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess). Photograph by Lyle J. Buss, University of Florida.
Description and Life Cycle (Back to Top)
The developmental thresholds for eggs, larvae, and pupae are estimated at 9 to 12°C. The combined development time required by the egg and larval stages is about seven to nine days at warm temperatures (25 to 30°C). Another seven to nine days is required for pupal development at these temperatures. Both egg-larval and pupal development times lengthen to about 25 days at 15°C. At optimal temperatures (30°C), the vegetable leaf miner completes development from the egg to adult stage in about 15 days.
Egg: The white, elliptical eggs measure about 0.23 mm in length and 0.13 mm in width. Eggs are inserted into plant tissue just beneath the leaf surface and hatch in about three days. Flies feed on the plant secretions caused by oviposition, and also on natural exudates. Females often make feeding punctures, particularly along the margins or tips of leaves, without depositing eggs. Females can produce 600 to 700 eggs over their life span, although some estimates of egg production suggest that 200 to 300 is more typical. Initially, females may deposit eggs at a rate of 30 to 40 per day, but egg deposition decreases as flies grow older.
Larva: There are three active instars, and larvae attain a length of about 2.25 mm. Initially the larvae are nearly colorless, becoming greenish and then yellowish as they mature. Black mouthparts are apparent in all instars, and can be used to differentiate the larvae. The average length and range of the mouthparts (cephalopharyngeal skeleton) in the three larval feeding instars is 0.09 (0.6 to 0.11), 0.15 (0.12 to 0.17), and 0.23 (0.19 to 0.25) mm, respectively. Petitt (1990) provides characters to distinguish the instars. The mature larva cuts a semicircular slit in the mined leaf just prior to formation of the puparium. Almost invariably, the slit is cut in the upper surface of the leaf. The larva usually emerges from the mine, drops from the leaf, and burrows into the soil to a depth of only a few cm to form a puparium. A fourth larval instar occurs between puparium formation and pupation, but this is generally ignored by authors (Parrella 1987).
Pupa: The reddish brown puparium measures about 1.5 mm in length and 0.75 mm in width. After about nine days the adult emerges from the puparium, principally in the early morning hours, and both sexes emerge simultaneously. Mating initially occurs the day following adult emergence, but multiple matings by both sexes have been observed, and up to a month post- emergence.
Adult: The adults are principally yellow and black in color. The shiny black mesonotum of Liriomyza sativae is used to distinguish this fly from the closely related American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii which has a grayish black mesonotum. Also, the black hind margin of the eyes serves to distinguish this insect from Liriomyza trifolii, which has eyes with yellow hind margins. Females are larger and more robust than males, and have an elongated abdomen. The wing length of this species is 1.25 to 1.7 mm, with the males averaging about 1.3 mm and the females about 1.5 mm. The small size of these flies serves to distinguish them from pea leafminer, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard), which has a wing length of 1.7 to 2.25 mm. The yellow femora of vegetable leafminer also help to distinguish these species, as the femora of pea leafminer are dark. Flies normally live only about a month. Flies are uncommon during the cool months of the year, but often attain high, damaging levels by mid-summer. In warm climates they may breed continuously, with many overlapping generations per year.
The biology of Liriomyza sativae is not well documented because until fairly recently it was confused with other similar flies, but important elements have been studied by Parkman et al. (1989), Petitt and Wietlisbach (1994), and Palumbo (1995). The work by Oatman and Michelbacher (1958) probably refers to Liriomyza sativae. Keys for the identification of agromyzid leafminers can be found in Spencer and Steyskal (1986).
Host Plants (Back to Top)
Vegetable leafminer attacks a large number of plants, but seems to favor those in the plant families Cucurbitaceae, Leguminosae, and Solanaceae. Stegmaier (1966a) reported nearly 40 hosts from 10 plant families in Florida. Among the numerous weeds infested, the nightshade, Solanum americanum; and Spanishneedles, Bidens alba; are especially suitable hosts in Florida (Schuster et al. 1991). Vegetable crops known as hosts in Florida include bean, eggplant, pepper, potato, squash, tomato, and watermelon. In California, Oatman (1959) reported a similar host range, but also noted suitability of cucumber, beet, pea, lettuce and many other composites. Celery is also reported to be attacked, but to a lesser extent by this leafminer species than by American leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess). In Hawaii, damage to onion foliage is a problem for the marketing of scallions (green onions)(Kawate and Coughlin 1995). Vegetable leafminer was formerly considered to be the most important agromyzid pest in North America (Spencer 1981), but this distinction is now held by Liriomyza trifolii
Damage (Back to Top)
Foliage punctures caused by females during the acts of oviposition or feeding may cause a stippled appearance on foliage, but this damage is slight compared to the leaf mining activity of larvae. The irregular mine increases in width from about 0.25 mm to about 1.5 mm as the larva matures, and is virtually identical in appearance and impact with the mines of Liriomyza trifolii. Larvae are often easily visible within the mine where they remove the mesophyll between the surfaces of the leaf. Their fecal deposits are also evident in the mines. The potential impact of the mining activity is evident from the work of Sharma et al. (1980), who studied the value of treating squash with insecticides in California. These authors reported 30 to 60% yield increases when effective insecticides were applied, but as is often the case with leafminers, many insecticides were not effective.
Figure 2. Mines in squash leaf caused by Liriomyza leafminers. Photograph by J.L. Castner, University of Florida.
Natural Enemies (Back to Top)
Vegetable leafminer is attacked by a number of parasitoids, with the relative importance of species varying geographically and temporally. In Hawaii, Chrysonotomyia punctiventris (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Halicoptera circulis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), and Ganaspidium hunteri (Crawford) (Hymenoptera: Eucoilidae) were considered important in watermelon (Johnson 1987). In California and Florida, the same genera or species were found attacking vegetable leafminer on tomato or bean, but Opius dimidiatus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) also occurred commonly in Florida (Stegmaier 1966a, Lema and Poe 1979, Johnson et al. 1980a). Levels of parasitism are often reported to be proportional to leafminer density, but parasitoid effectiveness can be disrupted when insecticides are applied.
Management (Back to Top)
Sampling. Several methods for population assessment have been studied, and collecting puparia in trays placed beneath plants was recommended by Johnson et al. (1980b) as a labor-saving technique. Zehnder and Trumble (1984) used yellow sticky traps to monitor adults, and reported that Liriomyza sativae flies were more active at the middle plant height of tomatoes, whereas Liriomyza trifolii was more active at low plant height. They also confirmed the value of pupal counts for prediction of adult numbers two weeks later. Yellow sticky traps, however, have the advantage of being able to quickly detect invasion of a field by adults from surrounding areas. Sequential sampling plans were developed by Zehnder and Trumble (1985).
Biological Control. The parasitoids of Liriomyza sativae (as well as Liriomyza trifolii and Liriomyza huidobrensis) often display little specificity. The wasp parasitoids often attack all three species, and when they appear to be specific, it is usually lack of knowledge about host range rather than actual specificity (Murphy and LaSalle 1999).
Insecticides. Foliar application of insecticides is often frequent in susceptible crops Insecticide susceptibility varies greatly both spatially and temporally. Many insecticides are no longer effective. Insecticides are disruptive to naturally occurring biological control agents, and leafminer outbreaks are sometimes reported to follow chemical insecticide treatment for other insects.
Cultural practices. Some crops vary in susceptibility to leaf mining. This has been noted, for example, in cultivars of tomato, cucumber, cantaloupe, and beans (Hanna et al. 1987). However, the differences tend to be moderate, and not adequate for reliable protection. Nitrogen level and reflective mulches are sometimes said to influence leafminer populations, but responses have not been consistent (Chalfant et al. 1977, Hanna et al. 1987). Placement of row covers over cantaloupe has been reported to prevent damage by leafminer (Orozco-Santos et al. 1995). The same study evaluated the benefits of transparent polyethylene mulch, and found no reduction in leafminer populations. Sometimes crops are invaded when adjacent crops are especially suitable, as was reported by Sharma et al. (1980) in California, where cotton was an important source of invaders. Weeds are a source of flies (Parkman et al. 1989), but also a source of parasitoids.
Selected References (Back to Top)
- Chalfant RB, Jaworski CA, Johnson AW, Summer DR. 1977. Reflective film mulches, millet barriers, and pesticides: effects on watermelon mosaic virus, insects, nematodes, soil-borne fungi, and yield of yellow summer squash. Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Science 102: 11-15.
- Hanna HY, Story RN, Adams AJ. 1987. Influence of cultivar, nitrogen, and frequency of insecticide application on vegetable leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae) population density and dispersion on snap beans. Journal of Economic Entomology 80: 107-110.
- Johnson MW. 1987. Parasitization of Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae) infesting commercial watermelon plantings in Hawaii. Journal of Economic Entomology 80: 56-61.
- Johnson MW, Oatman ER, Wyman JA. 1980a. Natural control of Liriomyza sativae (Dip.: Agromyzidae) in pole tomatoes in southern California. Entomophaga 25: 193-198.
- Johnson MW, Oatman ER, Wyman JA, van Steenwyk RA. 1980b. A technique for monitoring Liriomyza sativae in fresh market tomatoes. Journal of Economic Entomology 73: 552-555.
- Kawate MK, Coughlin JA. 1995. Increased green onion yields associated with abamectin treatments for Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 32: 103-112.
- Lema K-M, Poe SL. 1979. Age specific mortality of Liriomyza sativae due to Chrysonotomyia formosa and parasitization by Opius dimidiatus and Chrysonotomyia formosa. Environmental Entomology 8: 935-937.
- Murphy ST, LaSalle J. 1999. Balancing biological control strategies in the IPM of New World invasive Liriomyza leafminers in field vegetable crops. Biocontrol News Information 20: 91N-104N.
- Oatman ER. 1959. Host range studies of the melon leaf miner, Liriomyza pictella (Thomson) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 52: 739-741.
- Oatman ER, Michelbacher AE. 1958. The melon leafminer, Liriomyza pictella (Thomson) (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 51: 557-566.
- Orozco-Santos M, Perez-Zamora O, Lopez-Arriaga O. 1995. Floating row cover and transparent mulch to reduce insect populations, virus diseases and increase yield in cantaloupe. Florida Entomologist 78: 493-501.
- Palumbo JC. 1995. Developmental rate of Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on lettuce as a function of temperature. Southwestern Entomologist 20: 461-465.
- Parkman P, Dusky JA, Waddill VH. 1989. Biological studies of Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on castor bean. Environmental Entomology 18: 768-772.
- Parrella MP. 1987. Biology of Liriomyza. Annual Review of Entomology 32: 201-224.
- Petitt FL. 1990. Dsitinguishing larval instars of the vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Florida Entomologist 73: 280-286.
- Petitt FL and Wietlisbach DO. 1994. Laboratory rearing and life history of Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on lima bean. Environmental Entomology 23: 1416-1421.
- Scheffer SJ, Lewis ML. 2005. Mitochondrial phylogeography of vegetable pest Liriomyza sativae (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Divergent clades and invasive populations. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98: 181-186.
- Schuster DJ, Gilreath JP, Wharton RA, Seymour PR. 1991. Agromyzidae (Diptera) leafminers and their parasitoids in weeds associated with tomato in Florida. Environmental Entomology 20: 720-723.
- Sharma RK, Durazo A, Mayberry KS. 1980. Leafminer control increases summer squash yields. California Agriculture 34: 21-22.
- Spencer KA. 1981. A revisionary study of the leaf-mining flies (Agromyzidae) of California. University of California Special Publication 3273. 489 pp.
- Spencer KA, Steyskal GC. 1986. Manual of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) of the United States. USDA, ARS Agricultural Handbook 638. 478 pp.
- Stegmaier CE. 1966a. Host plants and parasites of Liriomyza munda in Florida (Diptera: Agromyzidae). Florida Entomologist 49: 81-86.
- Zehnder GW, Trumble JT. 1984. Spatial and diel activity of Liriomyza species (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in fresh market tomatoes. Environmental Entomology 13: 1411-1416.
- Zehnder GW, Trumble JT. 1985. Sequential sampling plans with fixed levels of precision for Liriomyza species (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in fresh market tomatoes. Journal of Economic Entomology 78: 138-142.


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"When all seemed to be lost, a small glimmer of light appeared in the distance. Could it be? Back from the great beyond… It's the return of Deltron Zero, and Automator…"
The words of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, on the Deltron 3030 track 'Stardate'
So begins 'Event II', the (some might say, and rightly so) long overdue second album from the hip-hop collective known as Deltron 3030: producer Dan 'The Automator' Nakamura, DJ Kid Koala, and rapper Del The Funky Homosapien in the role of Deltron Zero.
Arriving 13 years after the trio's celebrated eponymous debut, 'Event II' is similar of texture and themes: this is the future, today; tomorrow's tales told with real-world relevancy and set to production that never misses a beat. It's neither cutting-edge of contemporary design, nor resolutely retro – it is, simply, the sound of Deltron 3030, back once again.
It's a sound shaped mainly by the core trio – but, as on their debut set, Deltron 3030 call upon a wealth of contributors for album two. That's Rage Against The Machine frontman Zach De La Rocha you're hearing on 'Melding Of The Minds', and Damon Albarn (who also featured on the first LP) makes an appearance on 'What is This Loneliness'. There are spots, too, for actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Faith No More screamer Mike Patton, and comedy rap crew The Lonely Island, among many others.
The setting of 'Event II' has changed – "Now it's 4010," Del confirms on 'City Rising From The Ashes'. Deltron Zero, our main narrator and hero, has been away, and the conceptual sci-fi world that Del's rhymes paint in vivid detail has become corrupt. Technology has gone too far. Humanity is missing a heartbeat. Someone's gotta clean things up. And guess who's coming to make your toilet sparkle…
Yup, it's the return of Deltron Zero, alright. The man behind the character, Del The Funky Homosapien, has been around long enough to know what does and doesn't comprise a valuable addition to the rap canon. The Oakland MC released his first solo studio LP in 1991, and 2012's 'Root Stimulation' represented the 10th album under his chosen rap name. He's a member of the Hieroglyphics collective, and appeared on the first Gorillaz LP – an album featuring production from a certain Dan The Automator.
Clash spoke to Del ahead of the release of 'Event II'…
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Deltron 3030, 'Stardate', the opening track of 'Event II'
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So how does this beginning of a new Deltron 3030 album cycle feel compared to when you were about to promote the first album?
It feels good. We're just doing our thing. The album's been done for a while, and got held up by some issues, but now it's ready for release. We know people have been waiting for a long while, so now they need to get out there and buy it. It's cost a lot of money to make!
And were there any stages, in this album's long gestation, where you thought: nah, this just isn't happening…?
Well, Automator, he might have felt like that for a while. But me, I was a bit ambivalent about the whole thing, to be honest, at the outset. And right now, I don't know if there'll be a third Deltron album. Because we don't want this to become a commercialised thing, where we are just doing it to make some money, y'know what I mean?
And was it easy to slip back into the shoes of your character, Deltron Zero? From what you've just said, I'm guessing maybe not…
Well, Deltron's a lot of work, man, lyrically and spiritually. He's not someone who I live as every day – he's not part of my world, the regular world. So to be able to come up with all of this stuff, all of this stuff that goes really deep, it's like writing a movie or something. You've got to do some research.
Listening to some of the songs on 'Event II', there are several topics addressed in this fantasy, sci-fi scenario that are relatable to things happening today – the way the intro talks of a banking crisis, mentions of riots, and even comments on how food is distributed…
That's right. I mean, I feel that these are the sorts of things that will always happen, as long as you've got people – where some have power, and some do not. Not everybody is on the up-and-up, and even those who gain power can't always handle it. You know, power can transform people, and it can corrupt them. So that's always going to be there. These songs are stories, but if you know all of the stuff that's informing them, you can tell these stories for life. But it's always like that out there, I feel, even if you're saying things in a different way.
My initial ideas for all of this, my eye-opening moment that got me onto this, comes from Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, and Animal Farm. He's just such a great thinker, you know what I'm saying. I read those in maybe junior high school, or whatever, and reading those at the time, they introduced me to so many concepts that have affected me.
So is there a cohesive story arc to 'Event II', that you're keen on listeners to pick up on?
Y'know what, I'll say this. The first album, that was more meant to be a stylistic type of thing. But you've always got to have something to say, you can't just freestyle. Some people picked up on the fact that, okay, I wasn't really saying an awful lot – some critics just called it techno-babbling. But for a lot of it was just freestyling, but it did have meaning in it, too. So that made me think: okay, I'mma put more meat on the bone the next time.
But you always need to have something to say – and that wasn't just freestyle. And some people picked up on those messages in the first album, on what I was saying. But it wasn't really all that. So this time I'm showing you that I've got some stuff to say, that I can put in there, that perhaps wasn't there the first time. That first one, it was just the way it happened.
(Del has explained the story for the album's press release, thusly: "The Deltron world has gone too far with technology. Everything's destroyed, and you just see remnants of our technology. The streets are run by criminals, the police are outnumbers and outgunned, and we're like pirates, running rogue, doing what we do to survive. That's the scene of it.")
The first album, and the way it was received, its sort of cult status – did that come as a surprise?
Y'know, I was surprised at first that Dan wanted to take it up like that. I've a lot of respect for him. But he was like, "I told you this would happen." And when that went by, and I saw all the adoration for the album, I wasn't surprised. I believed in Dan, and it's the same with this one, too. There's this range of things on it. He's such a wide-ranging producer. That impresses me. And with the resources we've got here, it's got to count for something.
And on the topic of resources, there are a lot of outstanding guests on the new album – Zach, Damon, and so on. But was there anyone you couldn't get this time?
Yeah, I really wanted to get Tame One from Artifacts, I really wanted to get him on there. He had a solo album out called 'Spazmatic' where he was rapping about technological stuff. So I wanted him to be on there with me, but we just didn't click.
Does it bother the main three of you at all that some people coming to a Deltron 3030 album will do so because of the guest artists involved?
That's definitely a question for Dan, I suppose, because as for who comes in to do vocals, that's up to him. The way we work is that I just come in and do my vocals, and he doesn't give me any rules on that. I let him know where I'm coming from, and vice-versa. But I just do my thing. Not that I can speak for anyone else, but I imagine that Dan thinks about this in a fairly pragmatic way.
Even at 16 tracks, 'Event II' feels consistently strong. There's no suggestion of filler in there. I'm wondering what the filtering process was like to reach this point, and what tracks got lost along the way?
I'm not really sure if there was production that didn't get used, but I know that what you're hearing on the album, that's us bringing our A-game. Automator, the way he thinks, he's always doing the best that he can do. He doesn't settle for anything else. And it's the same with me. When I'm writing, I'm only doing it to do the best job that I can.
Like, if I'm cleaning out your toilet, I'm gonna do the best job I can – it's going to be the best you've ever seen. So we have an A-game attitude, without even thinking that – when we go in, we do it right. We want the audience to get the best that they can. We don't think about this in a product sense, this is nature. You wanna touch this.
It's like, I don't even think about 'Event II' as a rap album. This works on so many levels. It goes way beyond just a rap album. That's the way we're working here. So in terms of a filtering process, I don't think it's a case of losing tracks that we don't think are good enough.
When I went into the studio for the first time, to record, Dan had none of the beats that I had originally written lyrics to. So I had to start all over, brand new. I'd been writing to a different groove, but I didn't mind coming new – I got that second chance. Automator, his new beats had me like, "Oh God, this is crazy." It took things to a whole new level from where we were at before.
And then Kid Koala was digging around for stuff to add to it, through crates of records. He got this stuff specifically for Deltron. So everyone brings their very best to it, that's the way all three of us work, even in our solo projects.
Since that first Deltron 3030 album, how do you feel hip-hop has changed? Is the scene healthier than it was at the turn of the millennium?
Y'know, hip-hop is like the new blues. Blues as an art form is something that you can put into anything else, and make something new as a result. I look at hip-hop like it's an 'in' thing. And from it, you can create so many other things – and I think that's been the case since it was conceptualised. You can see it getting more electronic today, but hip-hop really started as an electronic genre, one which became really popular. We were using cutting-edge technology back then, like it was futuristic. So in that aspect, I think there's a lot of incredible music coming out right now. Not necessarily as hip-hop music, but music with that base there, those roots of hip-hop showing.
But the culture's changed. It's not there like it used to be. I'm not mad at that. You've got lots of new movements happening, like the trap movement, and I enjoy that quite a bit. So musically, there's a lot of great stuff. So far as rhyming and stuff goes, there are a lot of kids out there who are really dope, and that encourages me to get doper still. Like, the whole Odd Future camp, and what they're doing over there, that's special, and then in New York you've got Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era. These are kids, but they're done. They've done their homework. And they are taking things that level further. I don't think hip-hop has to be what it used to be.
It's just like rock music. Rock is still around, but now there are different faces. Hip-hop, just like rock, has had its super-commercial phases, and at other times the mainstream hasn't really cared for it. And then it can get so commercial that it's pop – but then that means that some artists go back to the real hardness. Hip-hop's culture, the breaking and all that, that's all still popping, and it's incredible – but you do have to go overseas to see people really appreciate it.
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Deltron 3030, 'City Rising From The Ashes', from 'Event II'
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Know@LOD 2014
In conjunction with the 11th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2014)
Knowledge discovery is a well-established field with a large community investigating methods for the discovery of patterns and regularities in large data sets, including relational databases and unstructured text. Research in this field has led to the development of practically relevant and scalable approaches such as association rule mining, subgroup discovery, graph mining, and clustering.
At the same time, the Web of Data has grown to one of the largest publicly available collections of structured, cross-domain data sets. While the growing success of Linked Data and its use in applications, e.g., in the e-Government area, has provided numerous novel opportunities, its scale and heterogeneity are posing several challenges to the field of knowledge discovery and data mining:
- The extraction and discovery of knowledge from very large data sets;
- The maintenance of high quality data and provenance information;
- The scalability of processing and mining the distributed Web of Data; and
- The discovery of novel links, both on the instance and the schema level.
Contributions from the knowledge discovery field may help foster the future growth of Linked Open Data. Some recent works on statistical schema induction, mapping, and link mining have already shown that there is a fruitful intersection of both fields. With the proposed workshop, we want to investigate possible synergies between both the Linked Data community and the field of Knowledge Discovery, and to explore novel directions for mutual research. On the one hand, we wish to stimulate a discussion about how state-of-the-art algorithms for knowledge discovery and data mining can be adapted to fit the characteristics of Linked Data, such as its distributed nature, incompleteness (i.e., absence of negative examples), and identify concrete use cases and applications. On the other hand, we hope to show that Linked Data can support traditional knowledge discovery tasks (e.g., as a source of additional background knowledge and of predictive features) for mining from existing, not natively linked data like, for instance, in business intelligence settings.
Authors of contributed papers are especially encouraged to publish their data sets and/or the implementation of their algorithms, and to discuss these implementations and data sets with other attendees. The goal is to establish a common benchmark that can be used for competitive evaluations of algorithms and tools.
This workshop will join two successful series of past events. It follows the 2012 and 2013 editions of Know@LOD, held at ESWC, as well as the Data Mining on Linked Data (DMoLD) workshop, which was held at ECML/PKDD 2013. Besides a track for research papers, the workshop will host the second Linked Data Mining Challenge (the first having been at DMoLD).
The workshop is kindly supported by www.KDnuggets.com: Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining, & Data Science Resources.
Workshop sponsors:
The workshop is kindly sponsored by RapidMiner, Inc., and the EU project LOD2.


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Extracts from family letters 1885 - 1887, Paris
Theo to Lies.
13the October 1885
The more people one meets, the more one sees that they hide behind conventional forms of conversation, and that what they say when they pretend to be honest, is often so empty and so false. Bonger, who is a good friend, is different, and we often say to each other that although we meet many people, we meet so few people who we find sympathetic.
You ask me about Vincent. He is one of those people who has seen the world from nearby and has retreated from it. We shall now have to wait and see whether he has genius. I do believe it, and a few others with me, amongst them Bonger. Once his work becomes good he will become a great man. As to success, it may go with him as with Heyerdahl, valued by some but not understood by the masses. Those, however, who really care whether there is actually something in an artist or whether it is just tinsel will respect him, and in my opinion, that will be sufficient revenge for the displeasure expressed by so many.
Theo to mother
2nd half June 1886
Fortunately we're doing well in our new apartment. You would not recognize Vincent, he has changed so much, and it strikes other people even more than it does me. He has undergone an important operation in his mouth, for he had lost almost all his teeth through the bad condition of his stomach. The doctor says that he has now quite recovered.
July 1886
He is progressing tremendously in his work and this is proved by the fact that he is becoming successful. He has not yet sold paintings for money, but is exchanging his work for other pictures. In that way we obtain a fine collection, which, of course, also has a certain value. There is a picture dealer who has now taken four of his paintings and has promised to arrange for an exhibition of his work next year. He is mainly painting flowers - with the object to put a more lively colour into his next set of pictures. He is also more cheerful than in the past and people here like him. To give you proof: hardly a day passes that he is not asked to go to the studios of well-known painters, or they come to see him. He also has acquaintances who give him a bunch of flowers every week which may serve him as models. If we are able to keep it up, I think his difficult times are over and he will be able to make it by himself.
February 1887
He has painted a few portraits which have turned out well, but he always does them for no payment. It is a pity that he does not seem to want to earn something, for if he did he could make some money here; well, you can't change a person.
Theo to brother Cor
11 March 1887
Vincent continues his studies and he works with talent. But it is a pity that he has so much difficulty with his character, for in the long run it is quite impossible to get on with him. When he came here last year he was difficult, it is true, but I thought I could see some progress. But now he is his old self again and he won't listen to reason. That does not make it too pleasant here at home and I hope for a change. That change will come, but it is a pity for him, for if we had worked together it would have been better for both of us.
[…] Have you heard they are going to make an iron tower 300 meters high here? That must mean a lot of work. It seems it has been terribly difficult to figure out in what way it would be possible to keep it standing, and the designer [Eiffel] tells us that ten years ago it would have not been possible to make that calculation.
Theo to Wil
14 March 1887
I cannot tell you how much good your latest letter has done me. In difficult days it is so much to know that there is someone who wants to help bring things to a good end and I am often ungrateful enough to imagine that I stand all alone and then the difficulties seem insurmountable and it seems there is no way out. Your letter proves to me that I am wrong. This is such a special case. If he was someone who had a different kind of job, I would certainly have done what you advised me a long time ago, and I have often asked myself whether it was not wrong always to help him; I have often been on the verge of letting him muddle along by himself.
After getting your letter I again seriously thought about it and I feel that in the circumstances I cannot do anything but continue. It is certain that he is an artist and what he makes now may sometimes not be beautiful, but it will surely be of use to him later and then it may possibly be sublime, and it would be a shame if one kept him from his regular studies. However impractical he may be, when he becomes more skilful the day will undoubtedly come when he will start selling.
You should not think that it is the money side that worries me the most. It is mostly the idea that we sympathize so little any more. There was a time when I loved Vincent a lot and he was my best friend but that is over now. It seems to be even worse from his side, for he never loses an opportunity to show me that he despises me and that I revolt him. That makes the situation at home almost unbearable. Nobody wants to come and see me, for that always leads to reproaches and he is also so dirty and untidy that the household looks far from attractive. All I hope is that he will go and live by himself, and he has talked about this for a long time, but if I told him to leave that would only give him a reason to stay on. Since I cannot do any good for him I only ask for one thing and that is that he won't do any harm to me and that is what he does by staying, for it weighs heavily on me.
It appears as if there are two different beings in him, the one marvellously gifted, fine and delicate, and the other selfish and heartless. They appear alternately so that one hears him talk now this way and then that way and always with arguments to prove pro and contra. It is a pity he is his own enemy, for he makes life difficult not only for others but also for himself.
I have firmly decided to continue as I have done up to now, but I hope that for some reason or another he will move to other quarters, and I will do my best for that.
Theo to Lies
19 April 1887
I don't remember when I wrote you last and if I have already told you my secret. To get straight to the point, if you don't know yet; I am planning at one time or another to ask for Jo Bonger's hand. I surely don't know her enough to be able to tell you much about her. As you know, I have only seen her a few times, but the things I know about her appeal to me. She gives me the impression that I could trust her in a completely undefinable way, more than anyone else. I think I could talk with her about anything and I believe that if she wanted it, she could mean very much to me.
It is extremely doubtful whether Johanna would want me. However, I can't stop thinking of her. She is always with me, and very often I curse the terrible distance that lies between us. Why can't I see her more often and get to know her better, in order to know what she would wish and what she thinks of all kinds of things? How could I possibly get in contact with her in another way than I do now, being in Amsterdam once a year for one or two days, and then: finished? I have thought of beginning to write to her, but that is not possible either at the moment, since I was stupid enough last year not to ask her if she wanted to correspond with me.
[…] Don't think that when I don't go into details it is all other people's fault. No, the main reason was that I was ill, especially mentally, and that I had a hard struggle with myself.
26 April 1887
A lot has changed since I last wrote you. We have made peace, for it did not do anybody any good to continue in that way, I hope it will last. So there will be no change and I am glad. It would have been strange for me to live alone again and he would not have gained anything either. I asked him to stay. That will seem strange after all I wrote you recently, but it is no weakness on my side and as I feel much stronger than this winter, I am confident that I will be able to create an improvement in our relationship. We have drifted apart enough than that it would not serve any purpose to make the rift any larger.
15 May 1887
Vincent is working hard as always and keeps progressing. His paintings are becoming lighter and he is trying very hard to put more sunlight into them. He is a curious chap, but what a head he has got, most enviable.
Source:Theo van Gogh. Letter to His Family. Written 1885 - 1887 in Paris. Translated by Robert Harrison, edited by Robert Harrison, number .URL: https://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/letter/17/etc-fam-1886.htm. This letter may be freely used, in accordance with the terms of this site.


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Gnome terminator 0.95 released and installation instructions included
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What is new in Gnome terminator 0.95
This release is mostly to bring a couple of important compatibility fixes with the newest pre-release of VTE, but we also have some updated translations, improved error handling and two new features for you. The features are a URL handler plugin for Maven by Julien Nicolaud and a DBus server that was the result of some work with Andrea Corbellini -- for now the only thing this is useful for is opening additional Terminator windows without spawning a new process, but we'll be exploring options in the future to allow more control and interaction with Terminator processes.
* Arrange terminals in a grid
* Tabs
* Drag and drop re-ordering of terminals
* Lots of keyboard shortcuts
* Save multiple layouts and profiles via GUI preferences editor
* Simultaneous typing to arbitrary groups of terminals
Install gnome terminator 0.95 in ubuntu 10.04/9.10
OPen the terminal and run the following commands
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-terminator
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Paris Hilton was bitch-slapped by the long arm of the law yesterday -- after cops say the heiress was trying to pass several cars on Santa Monica Blvd. by using the bike lane. Paris was pulled over Tuesday afternoon when L.A. County sheriff's deputies claim they observed Hilton's black SUV entering the bike lane in an attempt to get around slower cars on the road. Hilton was cited for "unsafe passing" -- and sent along her merry way.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Do your eyes need a place to rest?
27 comments:
- Blondie's Journal said...
All of this makes so much sense and had me looking around my home at patterns. Thankfully, I didn't go overboard!
Thank you for another interesting post. You always semm to find fresh ideas to explore!
Jane - March 9, 2011 at 1:17 AM
- Shortbread and Ginger said...
You are right, sometimes it can even just be a small area of a room which makes you feel instantly at rest and "at home".
Liz - March 9, 2011 at 1:38 AM
- Becca Bertotti said...
Well said, Kathysue and wonderful examples! My eyes are enjoying the "less is more" right now. While I used to be crazy over colors (bold colors), my palette is slowly shifting to more subdued ones. I think my eyes and brain approve. lol Have a great day, *Becca*
- March 9, 2011 at 4:32 AM
- Karen said...
I tend to gravitate toward pattern even more than color when I look at a room. I love pattern so much that it's sometimes hard to edit myself.
- March 9, 2011 at 4:53 AM
- L.Duncan@Home23DuncanBoys said...
I just realized that I don't like a lot of patterns in one space. I think the most I can handle in a room that gets a lot of use is two (3 tops)!
- March 9, 2011 at 6:05 AM
- Sally@DivineDistractions said...
Great post, Kathysue, and a topic that should get more play than it does. I hate being in the middle of anything, but I'd have to say that's where I am when it comes to pattern. I have a pretty high tolerance for pattern and saturated color, but even I don't tolerate the extreme mixing of pattern like the last image. I need patterns and color to relate in some way, and the last image is just too much of a stretch to me! So put me in the middle!
- March 9, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- quintessence said...
Great point!! For me - too much pattern would be very unsettling. I need subtlety in pattern and color.
- March 9, 2011 at 9:13 AM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Fantastic point, Kathysue. I am a huge lover of layering patterns, so I tend to leave some wall space unadorned. A successful space in my mind, does need some calm. The trick is knowing the balance and when to stop.
- March 9, 2011 at 10:14 AM
- Carol@TheDesignPages said...
I adore rooms that have tons of colour and pattern and yet in my own house I use very little pattern. Hmmm, maybe I'm one of those designers that needs a rest. Never thought about that.
- March 9, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Kim @ Savvy Southern Style said...
Great post Kathysue. My eyes do need the real rest!
- March 9, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- Linda (Nina's Nest) said...
Kathysue, this is very interesting to think about. I think I'm changing from lots of color to less, and also bringing in more white. This is helpful info! Linda
- March 9, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Pinky at Designs by Pinky said...
I can probably tolerate 3 similiar patterns but no more. This is very interesting. Thanks!!!
- March 9, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Yep...I looked around my house and you're right, there's always a place where your eyes rest looking at it. Your point is perfect! Thank you for the idea. Come over and visit, I'll be thrlled to have you Kathysue.
FABBY - March 9, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Saffronia Baldwin said...
Great post. Important things to think about. Thanks!
- March 9, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- Hamptontoes said...
I'm sending your package tomorrow...so for the delay, but I've been swamped! Yes,for me a room does need a calming element while maintaining my attention. It need to move me, and move me to relax too! - March 9, 2011 at 5:37 PM
- Completely Coastal said...
I find the few patterns in the same color range in #4 quite soothing. Very nice!
- March 9, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- Uncovered Ruby said...
I'd never really thought of this before, but you are totally right on. And you know what, the first picture is the one that drew me the most. The neutral background with a rich wood table, that was easy on my brain! Lisa ;-)
- March 9, 2011 at 7:50 PM
- Karla@TheClassyWoman said...
Great images, too many patterns make me feel dizzy. I will always be a fan of simple and soft spaces where the eye has a place to rest. I do love color though. The right amount of color can make up for a lack of pattern but every room needs a few layers of texture to keep a happy balance. :)
- March 9, 2011 at 9:05 PM
- Kellie Collis said...
I agree. It's really not a good idea to go overboard with patterns. Have a wonderful day, Kellie xx
- March 9, 2011 at 11:06 PM
- Acanthus and Acorn said...
Such a valid point! I'm in agreement with you, and personally I can't handle a lot of pattern in a space, I find it so UNcomfortable!
- March 10, 2011 at 5:14 AM
- Bring Pretty Back said...
Kathysue, That is a good point I have never thought of before! Makes SO much sense! I could tend to go overboard ... Thank you for the reminder to reign it in!
Have a pretty day!
Kristin - March 10, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- lvroftiques said...
I realize I don't like much pattern and yet I have quite a few patterns going on in my own home but the color intensity is very similar. I much prefer the image with no pattern above. I wonder if there's any psychology to it? Would you happen to know anything about that Kathysue? I'm quite introverted and I don't like loud people or loud interiors. Vanna
- March 10, 2011 at 8:49 PM
- Marcus Design said...
I think you are so right Kathysue, every room has to have portions that allow your eyes to rest! I too love color and pattern but want to come home to something soft and soothing. Hope your week is ending well my friend!
Nancy xo - March 10, 2011 at 9:39 PM
- Maria Killam said...
Great post Kathysue, I completely agree!
Maria - March 11, 2011 at 7:45 PM
I like your pattern and color, but I do like flow too...
- March 11, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Diane said...
Your last statement is SO true. My home is all neutral with occasional pops of color and very little pattern. I find it so restful but I also enjoy those rooms with an abundance of pattern. A real jekyll & hyde problem we designers have...we love it all! Thanks for the good advice.
- March 12, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- cindy said...
So true! I work with color and pattern all day and yes, indeed, my house is pretty spare - even though color and adornment is my true love and defines my interior design style. I just need to rest my eyes (mostly my brain) a bit after I get home!
- March 12, 2011 at 12:25 PM


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Help:Template doc page pattern
The template doc page pattern is a method to securely split template documentation off from template code in a separate page. It enables full protection of template code while retaining the documentation part unprotected, so that everyone can still edit the documentation.
What does it solve?
MyWikiBiz editors generally like to have a usage description of the template right at the template page (example: template:cite news). This can be achieved by writing some descriptive text into the template wiki-source inside <noinclude>...</noinclude>. However, this has some drawbacks:
- The text inside <noinclude>...</noinclude> does add to the pre-expand include size, which is limited (see Help:Template limits).
- Some templates are fully protected, because they are transcluded into a lot of pages. Editing the documentation is awkward in this case, because non-sysops must make a request to edit a protected page and a sysop has to do the edit.
- There is an upper limit to both the pre-included and post-expanded sizes of a page. Worse, the more a template is included, it's pre-expanded size gets multiplied by however many bytes its size needs. So there are conflicting needs. (see Help:Template limits).
This How to page sets forth a strategy 'and technique' that satisfies both the human needs to refresh their memory, (or most commonly, learn from the first exposure! The 'needs' for documentation, especially for the newer editors still on the many steep wiki learning curves.) and has the added benefit of building pages faster and unloading the servers processing loads. (We all do love to wait for that page to load, soooo much!)
In sum, the dual solution is to place the documentation and usage notes in a documentation template instead of the tool or utility template (which if worded carefully, can usually cover several related tools or utility type templates) that is walled behind a noinclude—/noinclude block that is very short... so easy on the processor and, thus, we get to have our documentation cake and eat it too— faster!
The solution also has two apppreciable spin-off benefits Template:I1. - It minimizes server loading again for widely used templates which occurs when they are updated in the least way, such as when someone adds a foreign language interwiki link. Template:I2. - Key protected templates that are fully matured can be edited for documentation adds, clarity, categories, et. al. without bothering the main utility.
How-to do it
For a template with the name Template:X, create a subpage with the name Template:X/doc and copy/paste the following wikicode for a start into that page:
<includeonly>{{template doc page transcluded}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{template doc page viewed directly}}</noinclude>
Insert the documentation, categories and interwikis as indicated by the respective comment lines (see above).
In the page for template X, append:
<!-- Add cats and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! -->
Attention: Make sure the opening <noinclude> begins on the same line as the last character of the template code (or text), not on a new line. Otherwise, an additional newline will be inserted into pages transcluding X (which is almost never wanted).
The template itself can now be fully protected, while its documentation page at 'X/doc' can remain fully unprotected so that everyone can edit the documentation.
- Edits to the X/doc page only propagate to the template display page itself, not to transclusions of X. Pages transcluding X are therefore not dependent on the doc page, so edits to the doc page don't inflate the job queue for heavy use templates.
- Edits to the documentation can't do any harm to the template itself and to transcluding pages. Vandalism to the doc page doesn't propagate into pages transcluding X.
- Everyone can edit the template documentation, even if the template itself is fully protected. Categories and interwikis can be easily added to the X/doc subpage.
- Tim Starling wrote: "If the documentation is large or frequently changed, I'd recommend that you move it to a subpage. Then you can transclude it into both the <noinclude> section and the talk page." [1]
- template:cite web (protected), template:cite web/doc (unprotected)